97-060 - King County - Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant

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MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES 4.18.040 4.18.050 minority /women's business supplier performs a commercially useful function in the process. 5. Brokers Fronts or Similar Pass Through Arrangements. Businesses acting as brokers, fronts, conduits or similar pass- through arrangements shall not be certified as minority /women's business enterprises, unless the brokering service reflects normal industry practice and the broker performs a commercially useful function. Such businesses determined to be acting under these arrangements or persons who create such arrangements shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in this chapter. B. The director, department of executive administration shall calculate the accomplishment of utilization goals for King County. In the event of disputes regarding these calculations, a department may request review of the director's decision by the King County executive. C. After having met their annual utilization goals, departments shall continue to make affirmative efforts to do business with minority /women's businesses. D. The failure of a department or King County to meet the annual dollar utilization goals established from time to time by this chapter shall- not constitute grounds for a lawsuit against a department or the county, provided that the department or the county has made affirmative efforts to meet those goals. The failure of a department to meet the requirements of this chapter shall be reviewed by the King County executive and corrective action taken where appropriate. (Ord. 7789 3, 1986: Ord. 5983 4, 1982). 4.18.050 utilization requirements, general. In order to meet the utilization goals established in accordance with this chapter, efforts including but not limited to the following shall be made: 1. Under the auspices of the director, the administrator shall begin immediately to design a technical assistance and outreach program which shall be established by April 1, 1992. This program shall include the following elements: a. A county -wide, industry -wide, regularly- scheduled contractor orientation program to promote compliance with and understanding of the provisions of this chapter and King County Code, Chapter, 12.16; b. Feasible options for bonding, insurance, and banking assistance for minority owned. and women -owned businesses; c. A county -wide program, designed to assist departments in enhancing opportunities for minority -owned and women -owned businesses; d. A fully developed and maintained resource list, to include all available resources state -wide for minority -owned and women -owned businesses; e. Such other program options as would serve to assist minority owned and women -owned businesses in overcoming the barriers of past and present discrimination. 2. Prior to entering into any contract, the contract awarding authority shall: a. Make affirmative efforts to solicit proposals from minority /women's businesses; b. Examine alternatives for arranging contracts by size and type of work so as to enhance the possibility of participation by minority /women's businesses. 3. Prior to submitting any bid, proposal, or other response to a solicitation for which subcontractors may be used, responding parties shall make good faith affirmative efforts to contact, solicit bids and proposals from, and use minority /women's businesses. 4. The following shall be included in the body of the contract document in any and all contracts signed between a contract awarding authority and a contractor: 145 -7 (King County 12 -94)